Latest online retail news – Page 315

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    EBay calls on EU to investigate ‘anti-competitive’ practices

    2008-09-18T09:15:47Z

    EBay has asked the European Union’s antitrust chief to investigate companies that prevent retailers from offering their goods on the auction site or other e-commerce platforms.

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    Asos discount site goes live

    2008-09-05T14:30:39Z

    Fashion e-tailer Asos has today launched its discount site Asos Red, www.asos.com/Red .

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    Asos chief nets £352,000 in pay and bonuses

    2008-09-02T08:57:04Z

    Asos chief executive Nick Robertson took 352,000 in pay and bonuses last year after bucking the downturn and more than doubling pre-tax profits at the business to 7.3 million.

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    Tiffany appeals against eBay court victory

    2008-08-12T09:21:22Z

    US jeweller Tiffany has lodged an appeal against the court ruling that found in favour of eBay following a dispute over counterfeit goods on its site.

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    Sir Tom Hunter eyes Flying Brands

    2008-08-07T15:58:03Z

    Multichannel retailer Flying Brands has confirmed an offer approach from Scottish billionaire Sir Tom Hunter’s investment vehicle West Coast Capital.

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    Music and DVD sales continue to slide

    2008-08-07T09:13:33Z

    The number of shoppers who buy music and DVD products regularly has fallen for the fourth year in a row, according to Verdict Research.

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    Flying Brands profits plummet

    2008-08-01T09:01:03Z

    Pre-tax profits at multichannel retailer Flying Brands have more than halved in the 26 weeks to June 27, falling to 1.2 million.

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    QS forced to refinance after £25m loss and falling sales

    2008-07-24T12:23:28Z

    QS is renegotiating one of its bank loans after incurring a 25 million pre-tax loss.

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    Amazon profits double

    2008-07-24T09:31:08Z

    Profits at online retailer Amazon.com soared 102 per cent to US$158 million ( 79 million) in its second quarter to June 30.

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    Ocado to expand beyond food

    2008-07-21T10:21:17Z

    Ocado is to expand beyond food into areas such as clothing and health and beauty as it notches up sales of 1 billion.

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    Ebay triumphs in counterfeit goods case

    2008-07-15T09:39:18Z

    EBay has survived a four-year legal wrangle with Tiffany over the jeweller’s claim that the online auction site should be held liable for the sale of counterfeit jewellery on its site.

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    Flying Brands to shut Greetings Direct after US move flops

    2008-07-04T09:16:33Z

    Home shopping group Flying Brands is to shut its Greetings Direct business after its US launch failed.

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    Asos set for overseas assault as profits race booms

    2008-07-03T12:54:06Z

    Asos is poised to launch foreign-language versions of its web site as it sets its sights on international expansion to continue market-leading growth.

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    EBay hit by retailer backlash

    2008-07-03T09:27:23Z

    EBay is facing a backlash from retailers and brands after the online auction site was ordered to pay damages of €40 million ( 31.9 million) to LVMH this week.

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    EBay to pay out to LVMH

    2008-07-01T10:14:00Z

    Auction site eBay has been ordered by a French court to pay almost €40 million ( 31.7 million) to luxury goods group LVMH for failing to block the sales of counterfeit goods on its site.

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    Asos profits rocket 117%

    2008-06-30T08:41:36Z

    Online fashion retailer Asos continues to buck the downturn, recording pre-tax profits up 117 per cent to 7.3 million.

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    EBTM profits soar

    2008-06-17T09:32:00Z

    Multichannel music retailer EBTM has increased its revenue 401 per cent to 6.7 million in its full-year results, driven by acquisitions it made last year.

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    Average price of grocery basket up 21 per cent

    2008-06-17T09:31:52Z

    The price of a shopping basket containing 24 staple items of food has increased by an average of 21 per cent year on year, according to online price comparison site Mysupermarket.co.uk.

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    Flying brands: the city view

    2008-06-06T15:34:17Z

    Tricia Killen, former president of Reader’s Digest for Western Europe, has her work cut out as the new chief executive of home shopping group Flying Brands.

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    Flying Brands to miss targets

    2008-05-29T16:28:24Z

    Home shopping group Flying Brands has continued to suffer from bad debts and warned that it will miss full-year profits by 1.1 million.